Can opener



May 27, 1924. I -1,495;939'

1 c. L. Weiss CAN OPENER Filed Sept. 192;

E ge 7 Jim/612102 CLME/Ss Patented May 27, 1924. I in p Q UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. CHARLES L. WEISS, OF SANTA. MONICA, CALIFORNIA; I I v I CAN OPENER.

Application filed September 6, 1923. Serial N 0. 661,248. I

To all whom it may concern: is preferably formed of a blank having Be it known that I, CHARLES L. WEISS, a turned edges as shown at 7-. citizen of the United States, residing at An upstanding portion 9 is formed at Santa Monica, in the county of Los Angeles right angles to the base and may be made in- 65 and State of California, have invented new tegral with the base 5. j I

and useful Improvements in Can Openers, A slider 12 is positioned upon the upof which the following is a specification. standing portion 9 and hassecured thereto This invention relates to improvements in a curved cutter 13. This slider has an offset can openers and has particular reference to portion 14 within which are formed recesses 60 19 an economically constructed adjustable can as shown at16. These recesses are adapted opener, which'may be readily operated withto engage the arms 17 and 18 of a U-shaped out undue effort on the part of the user. handle 19. The *ends of these legs are in Another object is to produce a device of turn adapted to extend through holes 21 this character which is extremely cheap and formed in the upstanding portion. 65 i therefore well within the purchase price of The method of operating my can opener is the average user. as follows I I A still further object is to produce a can Assuming that the parts are arranged as opener which will occupy alimited amount shown in Figure 1, the can is placed upon of space when not in use. the base 5 and th handle 19 is grasped and 70 20 Another object is to produce a can opener the downward movement of the handle 19 which will eliminate the usual danger incicauses the cutter 13 to puncture the top of dent to the using of a cutter which is rothe can. The handle is then moved uptated around the can. wardly and the can turned a short. distance,

Other objects and advantages will be apafter which the handle is again forced down. 75

. parent during the course of the following In this manner the cut is extended until descri tion. the entire top has been cut from the can.

In t 1e accompanying drawings forming a It will thus be seen that this method elimipart of this specification, and in which like nates all danger incident to the opening of numerals are employed to designate like a can. p

parts throughout the same. It is to be understood that the form of my Figure 1 is a perspective View of my can invention herewith shown and described is opener, to be taken as a preferred example of the Figure 2 is a side elevation of Figure 1, same, and that various changes in the shape,- d size and arrangement of parts may be re- 5 Figure 3 is across section taken on the sorted to without departing from the spirit line 33 of Figure 2. V of the invention or the scope of the subjoined Applicant is aware of the fact that many claim'. can openers have been devised, which can Having thus described my invention, I openers, in most instances, were rotated claim 90 40 around the edge of the can with a rocking In a can opener, a base, an upstanding motion. It often occurred that'these types portion, a slider movable on said upstandof can openers slipped and caused serious ing portion, a cutting element mounted on personal injury. 7 said slider, means for imparting a recipro- I have therefore perfected a can opener, catory movement to'said slider, said means 9.5

which may be actuated up and down thereby comprising a U-shaped handle extending cutting the top without any danger to the through the offset portion of said slider and operator. adapted to haveits ends receivedin suitable In the accompanying drawings wherein openings in said upstanding portion.

for the purpose of illustration is shown a In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

preferred embodiment of my invention, the

5 e numeral 5 designatesa base member which CHARLES L. WEISS. 

